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Past Perfect ContinuousSet 13

1Past perfect continuous tense refers to an action that started in the distant past and continued in the past

2She said that when she ..... to school, she saw an accident.

3We ..... for half an hour before we got to the hotel.

4Fill in the blank to best show the *reason* for the result:The ground was muddy because it ..... all night.

5True or False:The sentence 'She had been waiting until her friend arrived' correctly shows that the waiting stopped at the moment her friend got there.

6After the party, we went on a surprise holiday to New York!A:Wow! That's amazing!B:Yes. Apparently, Dad (2) ..... to find somewhere to take us for ages. It was my birthday present.

7My dad ..... (paint) the living room for two hours before my brother ..... (come) to help him.

8I ..... him Jim for years when I ..... his name was really Joseph.

9True or False:The sentence 'The dog was barking at the mailman' is a correct example of the past perfect continuous tense.

10Complete the sentence:The kids' clothes were muddy because they ..... in the park all afternoon.

11My scores in English Grammar class ..... until I made an effort to study more.

12I ..... (wait) here for hour last Monday before the bus came.

13They ..... (study) all day so when we ..... (meet) they were exhausted.

14How does the past perfect continuous tense emphasize an action in the past?

15Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.Janet (clean) the house when I (go) to her after a long time.

16Perfect Tenses or Irregular Verbs?"She had been waiting for an hour when the train finally arrived."

17At that time, he ..... a novel for two months.

18True or False:The sentence 'She had been cooking for two hours before dinner was served.' is in the past perfect continuous tense.

19Choose the correct answer:When Judy got home, her hair was still wet because she .....

20When Anna won the Grand Siam in 2001, she ..... tennis for only six years.

21Identify the sentence that uses the Past Perfect Continuous tense.

22We had been hoping to find some waters for days.

23True or False:The sentence 'They have been waiting for the bus for an hour before it arrived.' is in the past perfect continuous tense.

24"They had been waiting for 30 minutes before the bus arrived." shows .....

25Mark the leter A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each of following the questionI ..... in Da Nang before I moved to Dong Nai.

26He was soaking wet because he ..... in the rain for 2 hours.

27Caleb ..... for three hours before we met.

28The witnesses ..... questions since 3:45.

29At last the bus came. I ..... for 20 minutes.

30She was tired because she ..... (work) all night on her assignment.

31Mark had been driving around the city for three hours before she finally found the right office

32Suparna had been teaching computer for 5 years. Which tense it is?

33Before the ambulance arrived, I ..... the shaken passengers involved in the accident for nearly an hour.

34To describe the cause of something in the past

35I was angry when you saw me because I ..... with my sister.

36Identify the tense of the verb in the following sentence: "They had been working on the project for hours before they took a break."

37He ..... in the rain too long. (sing)

38Complete the following sentence in negative past perfect continuous.Susan ..... a book, before her mom played the piano.

39To build the past perfect continuous tense, which group of words do you always need to use before the main verb?

40In the sentence "I had been studying for hours when the power went out," what does the past perfect progressive imply about the studying?

41Select the sentence that is built correctly in the past perfect continuous tense.

42I wanted to sit down becuase I ..... for long time.

43Complete the sentence:He missed the first part of the movie because he ..... attention.

44They ..... for two hours before they realized they were lost.

45Aseel ..... networking courses for two years when she was promoted to be a coach.

46The teacher was happy because the students ..... hard on the project.

47The children ..... attention in class, so they didn't understand the lesson.

48Identify the sentence that is NOT in the past perfect continuous tense.

49Your friend looks exhausted. You suspect they were up all night playing video games. Choose the best question to ask.

50New computers ..... before I started my first day working in the office.

51Which tense is used to indicate the duration of an action or state that started in the past and continued to a specific point in the past?

52Complete the sentence:By the time I got to the party, my friends ..... for an hour.

53She ..... (not / work) but she was tired anyway.

54The new bridge ..... by engineers for two years before it was opened.

55The mosquitoes had been sucking blood from my forehead for nearly two hours before I finally woke up.

56Past Perfect continuous is often used when there was a certain result felt/ seen in the past. Choose the example which illustrates this idea:

57She ..... at the company for five years before she got a promotion.

58She ..... for 2 hours before her friend called.

59Which of the following is an example of an ongoing past action or state that becomes satisfied by some other event?

60By the time the guests arrived, I ..... (cook) dinner for two hours

61Use the past perfect continuous tense in a sentence.